Okay, gods. Of course they don't have 'kh' in their collective name, this isn't her language. I see.

If you don't like this place for a house we can have it somewhere else.

It seems like a fine place, I'm not sure what I'd most want to be near but if you're suggesting it I'm sure it's fine...

The concert hall and palace and art centers are all in the center of town, but it's not too long a walk and most of the houses there are taken. You could ask people if you may live with them, or on their roof?

I don't know anyone that well. Here's fine.

Lovely! She practically radiates delight. Then we'll keep walking - you should leave something here, so everyone knows this is your home-in-progress - and you can consider as you go which designs you like so you know which designers to speak to.

I didn't realize I was going to be picking a place to live so I left my things in the guest room. I guess I'm still wearing my knife.

She looks rather horrified. You carry a knife around? Why?

Um, the place I lived required it because there were a lot of dangerous things around and they wanted us to be able to defend ourselves. I would have gotten in trouble if I'd left my building without it.

Well, here there are no dangerous things and you don't need it. Except for cutting food, and if it's not that kind of knife you should be rid of it entirely.

It's not, but it is magic so it seems a little weird to just throw it out.

Magic?

It's enchanted so it can't cut me. If I'm going to help people build houses that might be useful, because I'm very clumsy and might slip if I were using something that could cut me for any house-building activities that require tools.

Can it cut anyone else, though?

Yes.

Then you should give it to the Valar and ask them to fix that and enchant it so it can't cut anyone.

Um, is it a good idea to go ask for their personal attention?

Yes! You accidentally have a weapon! They'll be delighted to help you.

I mean - is it safe. It wouldn't be safe to do that sort of thing at home. At all.

This is Valinor, it's entirely designed to be safe.

Even if you go bother a Vala? People just do that all the time?

It's not bothering them, they take joy in aiding us and teaching us.

The gods of my plane are. Different. People get help from them but in a systematized way, not by - going and asking.

Well, we just go and ask. Let's do that right now, we can leave my shirt for the house marker. And she takes it off.

Okay. Topless local. Bella will pretend she's a nymph from the waist up. Um, if you say so.